Google Maps - Have students create a Google Account with an email. Not only can they use the productivity tools, they can create their own "story maps". Think about how your students can create their own Google maps to enhance their learning in novel studies, social studies, science, and other subject areas? Students can add images and links to other websites as they create their interactive stories.
Sample (Click on the hyperlinks down the left side to read the sample story).
Voki - Create a teacher account and then activate by clicking on the link within the email that is sent to you. Have students prepare their scripts and then take turns creating animated characters that speak their message. Post on your blog or website. *Reminder - without a clear writing purpose, gadgets like the Voki are just fun gadgets without clear academic connections.
Comiqs- An online comic creating tool with similarities to ComicLife. Comics can be embedded in blogs and other social networking spaces or linked to like I have here. Sample comic
ToonDoo - Online cartoon creation program. Students can create an account with an email. Always a good idea to get students to create alias for online identity. We can teach media awareness while teaching writing! Create 1 – 3 pane cartoons.
WebShots - free photo hosting with a slideshow feature Smilebox - a free download for Mac or PC - sample - embed in a blog or link to from your class webpage. Some of the templates provide more writing space that others. Provides opportunities for eCards and online slideshows too. And More We Didn't Get To But You Can Explore LetterPop - This works like a word processor that lets students build newsletters, posters and more from templates and incorporate their own text and images. WebPoster Wizard - "Quick and easy online school projects and short reports" Wordles - use key vocabulary words, theme words or personal attribute words to make word clouds. Sample Wordle (from recent key words in research article about student learning in the digital age. Words that are added more than once, grow in size so word frequency dictates key words).
Book Publishing Shutterfly - Produce professional quality books with images and captions
Google Maps - Have students create a Google Account with an email. Not only can they use the productivity tools, they can create their own "story maps". Think about how your students can create their own Google maps to enhance their learning in novel studies, social studies, science, and other subject areas? Students can add images and links to other websites as they create their interactive stories.
VoiceThread -
Voki - Create a teacher account and then activate by clicking on the link within the email that is sent to you. Have students prepare their scripts and then take turns creating animated characters that speak their message. Post on your blog or website. *Reminder - without a clear writing purpose, gadgets like the Voki are just fun gadgets without clear academic connections.
Comiqs- An online comic creating tool with similarities to ComicLife. Comics can be embedded in blogs and other social networking spaces or linked to like I have here. Sample comic
ToonDoo - Online cartoon creation program. Students can create an account with an email. Always a good idea to get students to create alias for online identity. We can teach media awareness while teaching writing! Create 1 – 3 pane cartoons.
Photo Sharing Sites for Digital Storytelling
Requires teacher or student account created through email.
Flickr
- Sample - click "View as Slideshow" on the right side.
PhotoShow - Create an account, upload images, select templates, add brief text, choose from their music and done! Limited text space is a drawback.- Sample
WebShots - free photo hosting with a slideshow featureSmilebox - a free download for Mac or PC - sample - embed in a blog or link to from your class webpage. Some of the templates provide more writing space that others. Provides opportunities for eCards and online slideshows too.
And More We Didn't Get To But You Can Explore
LetterPop - This works like a word processor that lets students build newsletters, posters and more from templates and incorporate their own text and images.
WebPoster Wizard - "Quick and easy online school projects and short reports"
Wordles - use key vocabulary words, theme words or personal attribute words to make word clouds. Sample Wordle (from recent key words in research article about student learning in the digital age. Words that are added more than once, grow in size so word frequency dictates key words).
Book Publishing
Shutterfly - Produce professional quality books with images and captions